# Incident 19801026086969I: Luscom 8, Jacksonville, FL, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Herlong Airport (HEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026086969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER BEING HAND PROPPED, AIRCRAFT BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N311P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890412028689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412028689A), Apr 12, 1989: Luscom 8A (N311P), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power gradually. Landing on a road, wing struck tree. Fuel contamination caused power loss.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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